On this special episode of the Undercurrent, News Director Nathan Stearns sits down with Lansing Mayor Andy Schor to discuss a variety of topics, including the city’s effort to improve racial equality and enact criminal justice reform, economic initiatives and more.

In honor of Black History Month, producer Nick Saba interviews philosophy professor Dr. John McClendon on what it was like going to a Historically Black College as opposed to schools like Michigan State. The episode focuses on what Black History Month is really about, and what it means to the Black community.

On this week's episode, host Nick Saba focuses on Valentine's Day and the large array of emotions the "holiday" brings out of people. In honor of this Day of Love, our very own Impact Operations Manager George McNeill talks about Valentine's Day with his girlfriend and what it's come to mean during a pandemic. Some guests also share their views on what Valentine's means to them, and Nick chimes in with some facts on the day in focus to round off a lighthearted episode.

On this episode of the Undercurrent, host Nick Saba talks with Dennis Pennington, a Michigan State wheat systems specialist, and Aaron Newberry about the past, present and future of agriculture and what role agriculture plays in ensuring a healthy society. The trio also talked about the impact of genetically modified foods on the future of agriculture and crop population as a whole.

Nick Saba talks with Dr. Rebecca A. Malouin about the new graduate program Masters of Science in Global Health Program focused on global relations studies at Michigan State University. Dr. Malouin oversees all aspects of the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate programs in global health. Dr. Malouin also serves as Director of Research for the Institute for Global Health in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University.

Impact 89FM alum Steve Robinson has been selected as the next Lansing Community College (LCC) president by the LCC Board of Trustees. Currently the president of Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio, Robinson will replace LCC president, Brent Knight, in July 2020.

On this episode of the Undercurrent, we present the first installment of "Bands in Exile" a new segment that features bands and venues that have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis and the stay at home order. Vince DiGiorgio, Ian Ian Puzdrowski, Cam Varner are members of the band Vincie D, they join host Sophie Sagan this week.

This week on the Undercurrent our producers sit down with Dr. Denise Maybank the Vice President and Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Services. We asked her about how operations have changed at Student Affairs and Services since most of the campus has closed and how students can access resources still available to them through the university.

This week on the Undercurrent the producers present an interview with Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley. We talked about how the university has stepped up to combat the COVID-19 crisis in Michigan.

This week on The Undercurrent we are taping into the conversation about parking. First up Taylor Haelterman set out to understand MSU parking policies and sat down with MSUPD. After that host Sophie Sagan takes a drive with former parking enforcer and they talk about tricks students might not know to save money on parking.